Sunday, June 14, 2026

ALGOP opens Tuberville hearing to press after closure concerns Supreme Court blocks state’s plan to carry out nitrogen hypoxia execution Alabama State Board of Education hears possible changes to world language studies Medical Cannabis board reports on first week of sales, reopens lab applications UA student earns Black Warrior Riverkeeper scholarship grant ALGOP opens Tuberville hearing to press after closure concerns Supreme Court blocks state’s plan to carry out nitrogen hypoxia execution Alabama State Board of Education hears possible changes to world language studies Medical Cannabis board reports on first week of sales, reopens lab applications UA student earns Black Warrior Riverkeeper scholarship grant ALGOP opens Tuberville hearing to press after closure concerns Supreme Court blocks state’s plan to carry out nitrogen hypoxia execution Alabama State Board of Education hears possible changes to world language studies Medical Cannabis board reports on first week of sales, reopens lab applications UA student earns Black Warrior Riverkeeper scholarship grant

global pandemic

Prisons

Sewell opposes using COVID relief dollars to build prisons

“COVID-19 relief money should be used for COVID-19 relief. Period,” Congresswoman Terri Sewell said.

September 29, 2021

Republicans react to Biden’s vaccination mandates

Employers with over 100 employees must mandate that their employees get the COVID-19 vaccine or face weekly COVID testing.

September 10, 2021

Marshall issues cease and desist to healthcare providers enforcing vaccine mandates

Marshall ordered healthcare providers to stop using the state vaccine registry to verify employees' vaccination status.

September 9, 2021

NRA cancels annual meeting in Houston over COVID concerns

The NRA said it made this decision after analyzing relevant data regarding COVID-19 in Harris County, Texas.

August 26, 2021

Rogers hopes 100 percent of the military will receive the COVID-19 vaccine

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin announced that he will seek President Joe Biden's approval to mandate COVID-19 vaccines for service members.

August 10, 2021

Katie Britt opposes mask mandates in schools

Republican Senate candidate Katie Britt opposes more mask mandates for school children as COVID-19 surges.

August 5, 2021

Baldwin County Democrats urge schools to make wearing masks mandatory

Last week, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey resisted calls for new mask mandates.

July 27, 2021

Ivey blames the unvaccinated for COVID-19 cases

“These folks are choosing a horrible lifestyle of self-inflicted pain,” Ivey said. “We’ve got to get folks to take the shot."

July 26, 2021

Ivey: No plans for government workers to knock on doors to promote vaccines

Ivey’s office said that the state has no plans to send workers door-to-door promoting, or pressuring, people to get the vaccine.

July 13, 2021

Ivey elected to serve on the executive committee of the National Governors Association

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Thursday was once again elected to serve on the executive committee of the National Governor’s Association.

July 9, 2021